The Mummy (1959)

Directed by

Terence Fisher

Genre

gothic film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 266 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

British archaeologists unearth a cursed mummy which then comes back to life to seek revenge. A scientist tries to stop the mummy's rampage.

gothiccreepysuspensefulslow-burnclassic-horroratmosphericmoodytensedramatic

What happens

The Mummy is a 1959 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Furneaux. It was written by Jimmy Sangster, and produced by Michael Carreras and Anthony Nelson Keys for Hammer Film Productions. The film was distributed in the UK on 25 September 1959, and in the U.S. in December, 1959 on a double bill with either The Bat or Curse of the Undead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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